STAFF at a Harlow store took the opportunity to raise much needed funds as part of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The Matalan store in The Water Gardens were raise money for the Royal British Legion, who especially undertake a lot of great work in…

TRANSPORT for London has advised people to avoid travelling on the network due to a planned tube strike reports the BBC. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) are due to walk out on Monday for 24 hours. The RMT said the strike…

MEMBERS of the MHP Theatre Group added their own colour and flare to The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations at Moot House in The Stow. The actors dressed to reflect the fashions over a number of decades in The Queen’s reign. Their next production will be…

THE Harlow running community took the opportunity to celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with a number of runs in and around Harlow. On Bank Holiday Friday, a large number of runners made the short trip to Hatfield Broad Oak to take part in the Hatfield…

THERE was a whole host of parties in Harlow to celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Potter Street Baptist Church There was a lovely event at the Potter Street Baptist Church. They took advantage of the fine weather with royally decorated tables on the green in…

HARLOW Art Trust and The Foundation for Essex Arts (TFEA) are pleased to share the news that the future has been secured for an important collection of artworks. The Basildon Arts Trust (BAT) Collection comprises 62 artworks including paintings, drawings, prints and one sculpture. TFEA…

ESSEX Police have made a further appeal over misuse of the 999 system. Thank you to all callers who contacted us in the last 24 hours through the most appropriate channels. Yesterday, Friday 3 June, our call handlers in the Force Control Room (FCR) received…

AS the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee arrives, fresh market analysis reveals that house prices in the UK have increased by as much as 123% in the decade since the Diamond Jubilee in 2012 reports Property Notify At the time of the Queen’s 2012 Diamond Jubilee, the…

RISING poverty may be contributing to thousands more children going into care in England, research suggests. The University of Liverpool study links a rise in child poverty to more than 10,000 extra children being taken into local authority care over five years. Growing rates of…

STUDENTS on the College’s Level 4 Creative Enterprise course were thrust in front of a panel of four formidable dragons earlier this month, as they pitched their creative ideas and received some much-valued professional business advice. The one year Creative Enterprise course is designed for…

TOM Brace loved his childhood. Roald Dahl, Cluedo, and one film in particular from 1985… Join him for a hilarious evening of 1.21 gigawatts of magic as he showcases his unique, incredible, and totally pointless abilities in a new show inspired by his past! Featuring Tom’s…

BRITISH Retail Consortium survey exposes the extent of abuse against retail staff – Usdaw calls for retail crime to be taken seriously. Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw is calling for action to ensure that all incidents of abuse, threats and violence against retail workers are taken…

A HARLOW resident has questioned why Harlow Council require him to hand over a copy of hs bank statement in order to get a £150.00 energy rebate. David Foreman has tabled a question for the next cabinet meeting on Thursday June 16th. The question is:…

A HARLOW man has been charged under the Proceeds of Crime Act. Andrew Burrows, aged 55, of Pitten House Sheering Road Old Harlow was charged as follows: Between July 25th, 2018 and August 14th 2018 at Basildon entered into an arrangement which you knew or…